JULY 19th.—This morning early, while congratulating myself on the evidence of some firmness and independence in the new Secretary, I received the following note: “RICHMOND, July 19th, 1862. “Mr. J. B. JONES. “SIR:—I have just been directed by the Secretary of War that he has turned over the whole business of passports to Gen. Winder, [...]
Saturday, 19th–Everything is very quiet. With the exception of a few cases, the health of the men in camp is generally good. But the men are becoming restless. All would rather be in active service, for this camp service will never bring the war to a close.
19th. Kept up after eleven and packed up. The circumstances of the trouble with Wier are these: On account of drunkenness and his seeming determination to starve us out, Col. S., all the officers in his brigade and most of the others approving, concluded to arrest him; sent the adjutant with a detail of 100 [...]
July 19, 1862. I don’t know whether I have any business sending such a document as I enclose, but guess its no difference. Two spies came in to-night and report that there are not more than 15,000 or 20,000 of the enemy left at Tupelo and Saltillo. Bragg took a large force with him and [...]
Joseph Howland kept up constant communication with the 16th and his commanding generals, always in the hope of going back, in spite of all discouragements. Gen. Henry W. Slocum writes to him: Harrison’s Landing, July 19, ’62. My dear Colonel: Yours of the 16th has just come to hand. I am sincerely glad that you [...]